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The North Face recently named
Greg Siegler as its “2014 Rep of
the Year.” Siegler was selected from
a sales team comprised of more than
100 people in seven exclusive agen-
cie his
acc cited
for managing the highest two-year
growth rate in the U.S., achieving
one of the highest re-order rates in
the country and for growing 2014
key initiatives by middle-triple digits.
Atlantic Sports Group has been
named as Eagle Creeks “2014 Rep
Agency of the Year.” Owned by Har-
old Mullins and Steve Reeder,
Atlantic Sports Group team includes
Ryan Dee, Jeanne Stopyro, Robin
Bahre and Sharon Gaffey (ret.). At-
lantic has been representing Eagle
Creek since 1983, and this is the
second time it has received the
honor. The group directs sales in
New England and Upstate New York.
Atlantic also represents comple-
mentary outdoor brands, Yakima,
Fischer Nordic, K2 Skate, PowerBar,
Hyrdapak, Whispbar, Tubbs Snow-
shoes and Shock Doctor. Atlantic was
selected for its double-digit revenue
growth, account and channel expan-
sion, business acumen, planning/
forecasting, communications and
dealer relations, says the company.
Always inspired by travel, the Eagle
Creek Rep of the Year award includes
a trip for two to a dream destination,
and 2014 is no exception: Peru.
Performance merino wool special-
ists Point6 appointed RM Sales
and Avidd Sports to cover sales in
the five-state Rocky Mountain re-
gion, a leading market for the brand.
Led by Rob McGregor and his team
of four seasoned, independent reps
specializing in the winter sports and
outdoor markets, RM Sales will sup-
port dealers and represent Point6
in Colorado and New Mexico. RM
Sales stable of brands includes Sa-
lomon Alpine Equipment, GoPro,
Arcade Belt Company, Incase and
now Point6 Merino. Concurrently,
Point6 enlists Avidd Sports to serve
dealers in Utah, Wyoming and Mon-
tana. Headed up by Dave Jordan,
Avidd Sports brings more than 20
years of combined independent sales
representation and experience with
leading outdoor brands, including
Salomon Ski & Apparel.
Hillsound Equipment, a producer
of winter and fishing traction equip-
ment and gaiters, added Dick Sagara
of Sagara Outdoor Products to its
sales team. Sagara will be represent-
ing the brand’s products in the fishing
segment in Alaska, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon. Based in
Boring, Ore., Sagara has been in the
fly fishing industry for 14 years and
represents additional outdoor brands
including Angler Sport Group, AQUAZ,
Drift Creek Outdoors Apparel, Rainy’s
Flies, Springbrook/TFO, Jim Teeny, Inc.,
West Water Products, Wolf Moon Nets
U.S.A. and Woolpower Apparel. He
also is a Federation of Fly Fishers certi-
fied casting instructor.
Tim Augustinowicz and Louis
Vardabash have been hired by Mi-
nus33 as outside sales representa-
tives, effective immediately. Augusti-
nowicz will be responsible for sales
and service for all of the New England
territory. In addition to Minus33, he
also represents Berghaus clothing.
Vardabash will be responsible for New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In
addition to Minus33, he also carries
Stanley-PMI, Champion Safes and P &
B Amish Leather Belts.
Outdoor Research has retained
Kinetic Reps to manage the brand’s
growing sales in the Mid-Atlantic ter-
ritory. Based in West Chester, Pa.,
and founded in 2010, Kinetic Reps
covers the states of New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Maryland, as well as Washington,
D.C. Its team includes principal
Dave Donahue and sales reps Kyle
Norris and Mike Ebner. The firm
can be contacted at
or (484) 885-0322.
Craghoppers announced the hir-
ing of High Country Trading as rep-
resentatives in the Pacific Northwest
territory. Located in Portland, Ore.,
High Country Trading, led by Jeff
Red, also supports and represents
Eagle Creek and X-1 Audio.
Mountain Lake Marketing is
now representing Ibex Outdoor
Clothing in the Southeastern U.S.,
covering the states of Virginia, West
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Florida. Headquartered in Whitefish,
Mont. and led by principal Bill Love,
Mountain Lake Marketing is an inde-
pendent sales rep team of industry
veterans with a combined 90-plus
years of industry experience. Moun-
tain Lake Marketing has primary
sales offices in Philadelphia and a
satellite office in Chapel Hill, N.C.
In the southeastern states, it also
represents Mammut, Princeton Tec,
Power Practical, Tubbs Snowshoes,
SteriPEN and Manzella. The agency
can be reached at (215) 718-6664.
Swiss company Mammut recently
welcomed two new reps to three key
territories for the brand. Hampton
Kew and the team at Evolution Out-
door Sales will be responsible for
sales and service of the New England
states, while Cody Prudoehl and Oto-
lith Consortuim will be representing
Mammut for the Great Lakes and Upper
Midwest regions. Kew and Evolution
Outdoor Sales will cover Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island and
can be reached at (207) 294-1787 or
Prudoehl
and Otolith Consortium will cover Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan and Illinois, as well as
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota, and
can be reached at (507) 398-5141 or
Westcomb is expanding its reach
into the Province of Quebec. The Ca-
nadian designer and manufacturer has
tapped experienced sales representa-
tive Suzie Duchesneau to further
grow the brand’s presence with Quebec
area retailers. Duchesneau’s agency
also manages accounts in Quebec for
Keen Footwear, Tasc Performance Ap-
parel, Vibram FiveFingers and Kavu
Clothing & Gear.
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